Toronto · intersection · signal 2199

Willowdale & Otonabee

Willowdale Ave & Otonabee Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Newtonbrook East · Ward 18, Willowdale

In Newtonbrook East, Willowdale & Otonabee is a moderately travelled crossing. It has an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
6,276
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 7, 2021
92 pedestrians · 7 cyclists
Collisions
10
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 8 property damage · #4341 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 780 vehicles an hour, 68% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 68 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 1 collision a year was reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Willowdale & Otonabee

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
GO bus 32 Brampton Trinity Common / North York at Yonge St. @ Steeles Ave. W.629 m
TTC bus
9853976042 nearest 17 m
Express
953960
Blue Night
353320
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Willowdale Ave at Otonabee Ave
Regional
York Region Transit 002 Milliken005 Clark023 Thornhill Woods077 Highway 7088 Bathurst091 Bayview098|099 Yonge (Late Night)099 Yonge360 Vaughan Mills / Wonderlandblue B Viva Blue Bblue Viva Blue at Steeles Av / Willowdale Av374 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (13)
  • Lillian Public SchoolEnglish Public · 300 m
  • Alpha Quality Education SchoolPrivate · 672 m
  • Centrepoint LINCEnglish Public · 745 m
  • St Agnes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 892 m
  • Brebeuf College SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • Alborz Education CentrePrivate · 1.1 km
  • and 7 more
Community centres
Parks (12)
  • Lillian Park457 m
  • Centre Park592 m
  • Aneta Circle Parkette716 m
  • Wedgewood Park - North York815 m
  • Caswell Park861 m
  • Goulding Park936 m
  • and 6 more
Signal
2199, activated 2009 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 70 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Bamaze, 480 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2025.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 70 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bamaze · 6353 Yonge St480 mPassed, May 2025
The Laterna Restaurant · 6301 Yonge St483 mPassed, May 2026
Apkujung Restaurant · 6309 Yonge St484 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Eat Bkk Thai Kitchen · 6307 Yonge St, Bldg-0486 mPassed, May 2025 · 1 infraction
Eat Bkk Thai Kitchen · 6307 Yonge St486 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Tazza · 6347 Yonge St487 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Gwangjang Market · 6347 Yonge Stgrocery487 mPassed, Jun 2026
Starbucks · 6355 Yonge St511 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Goulding Community Centre Washroom, 918 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Goulding Community Centre Washroom · 45 Goulding Ave
    View centre hours · accessible
    918 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 172 spaces; one accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Forest Grove Montessori Preschool (230 m, 30 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km4 centres · 172 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 4
  • Forest Grove Montessori Preschool · 53 Madawaska Ave
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    230 m
  • The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre · 1087 Lillian St
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    353 m
  • Plasp St. Agnes - Toronto · 280 Otonabee Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    892 m
  • Willow World · 288 Cummer Ave
    40 spaces · toddler, preschool
    1 km

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 111 (1.7 km), the nearest police station 32 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 111 · 1.7 km3300 Bayview Ave
Police32 Division · 2.7 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 56 · 1.7 km3300 Bayview Ave

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Seven registered apartment buildings with 1,393 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 6210 Yonge St (582 m, 83 units, 7 storeys, built 1968), which scored 88 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 27 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 15 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings7 · 1,393 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202627 across the 7
Open fire-code violations15
Tallest19 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
6210 Yonge St · Better Living Homes Inc.837196888 · Aug 20252 · 15 fire582 m
1 Homewood Ave · North 44 Property Management Inc674194091 · Jul 20262727 m
6061 Yonge St · M&r Property Management30419196892 · Jun 20240735 m
6000 Yonge St · Connaught Yonge Square Limited26518196391 · Aug 20253931 m
175 Cummer AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation2464197093 · Jun 202411 km
15 Tangreen Crt · CAPREIT21418196890 · Jun 202451 km
5 Tangreen Crt · CAPREIT21418196887 · Jun 2024141 km

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots201 lots · ≈30,170 spaces · 90.5 ha
Within 500 m16 lots · ≈610 spaces
Green P (public)4 car parks · about 2,537 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces · Surface1.5 km900 *
Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface1.6 km1,552 *
5667 Yonge Street · Surface1.6 km23 *
11 Finch Ave W · Surface1.9 km6267% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 235 m away, ≈13 spaces; 242 m away, ≈25 spaces; 310 m away, ≈53 spaces; 343 m away, ≈45 spaces; 414 m away, ≈172 spaces; 449 m away, ≈28 spaces.

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, Dec 7, 2021

The north leg carries the load — 3,146 southbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 75. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,094 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 9% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,007). Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north3,146southbound · 2 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the west146eastbound · 0 bikes · 1.4% heavy
Total vehicles6,27692 pedestrians · 7 cyclists · 1.8% heavy
From the east75westbound · 3 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south2,909northbound · 2 bikes · 1.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,007 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,094 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 7, 2021

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's counter on Willowdale Ave between Newton Dr and Madawaska Ave (142 m away) recorded an average of 42 km/h in its 3-day count in February 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 57 km/h. That segment carries about 11,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Lillian St (231 m away, 30 km/h limit), 2.7% of the 4,973 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Otonabee Ave · Dumont St – Willowdale Ave · 110 mNov 2006 · 24 h597
Willowdale Ave · Newton Dr – Madawaska Ave · 142 mFeb 2020 · 3 days11,91442 km/h57 km/h63 km/h

School-zone speed sign 231 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 31 km/h
Over the limit15%
40 km/h or more2.7%

Lillian St (northbound), Opp 1046, Lillian Street · 4,973 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2019 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 10% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 31, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10#4341 of 5,508
With an injury1#4444 of 4,660
Property damage only8
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201413latest Jan 31, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Willowdale & Otonabee a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is Willowdale & Otonabee?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 7, 2021, 68% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Willowdale & Otonabee?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Willowdale Ave between Newton Dr and Madawaska Ave (February 2020), found an average of 42 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 57 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 231 m away (30 km/h), 2.7% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Willowdale & Otonabee?

The nearest Green P car park is Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces (1.5 km away, 900 spaces). The City's mapping shows 201 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 30,170 spaces — 16 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Willowdale & Otonabee by transit?

Bus routes 98, 53, 97, 60, 42, 953, 960 within 1 km (nearest stop: Willowdale Ave at Otonabee Ave, 17 m); York Region Transit routes 002 Milliken, 005 Clark, 023 Thornhill Woods, 077 Highway 7 at Steeles Av / Willowdale Av.

What restaurants are near Willowdale & Otonabee?

None within 300 m, and 70 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bamaze (480 m), The Laterna Restaurant (483 m), Apkujung Restaurant (484 m), Eat Bkk Thai Kitchen (486 m) and Eat Bkk Thai Kitchen (486 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Willowdale & Otonabee?

The nearest is Goulding Community Centre Washroom, 45 Goulding Ave, 918 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Willowdale & Otonabee?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 172 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Forest Grove Montessori Preschool (230 m, 30 spaces), The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre (353 m, 74 spaces) and Plasp St. Agnes - Toronto (892 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Willowdale & Otonabee?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,393 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 6210 Yonge St (582 m, 83 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 1 Homewood Ave (727 m, 67 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 6061 Yonge St (735 m, 304 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 6000 Yonge St (931 m, 265 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 90 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

What neighbourhood is Willowdale & Otonabee in?

Willowdale & Otonabee is in Newtonbrook East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 050). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.

Sources

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